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Colonia Core Circuit Expedition 3302 (C3E)

Updated: Updated planet appearance for the GNE waypoint 13. Please ask for a wing beacon to visit this waypoint!
Please ask for a wing beacon in either FleetComm (#galactic-nebula-expedition), EDEX (#galactic-nebula-expedition) or CCN (#c3e) discord servers.

Mission
The Colonia Core Circuit Expedition is an expedition departing from Jaques Station, traversing 33,000 light years to Sagittarius A*, and returning to Jaques Station. Along the way we shall see many of the beautiful sights in the Colonia Nebula area, the root of the near 3 kiloparsec arm, and the galactic bar itself. The timing of this expedition is arranged so that we shall rendezvous with the Galactic Nebula Expedition at Sagittarius A*, making history in two ways: First, the Colonia Core Circuit Expedition is the first fleet expedition to neither start, end, nor pass through the bubble. It is also the first fleet expedition to rendezvous with another major expedition in deep space.

Background

3302 has been an interesting year for explorers. While there have been private and semi-public expeditions in the past, 3302 marked the first truly large scale public expedition, Distant Worlds. This historic expedition introduced over a thousand explorers to the pleasures of long distance travel as part of a fleet. Since then, a number of public expeditions have sprung up, making 3302 the beginning of the Age of Expeditions. Explorers, normally a solitary lot, began to work together to a degree which had not been seen before.

It is exactly this new mindset which contributed to the overwhelming response to the loss and subsequent rediscovery of Jaques Station. Hundreds of pilots made the 22,000 light year trip, first to bring desperately needed supplies to the station and later to help establish the first truly extra-bubble outpost and society, the Colonia Citizen's Network. As part of the CCN Exploration Wing, I have watched as CCN pilots have surveyed points of interest for many thousands of light years around the station, contributing valuable data to the Galactic Mapping Project, and making the Colonia Nebula area a first rate destination for explorers.

Route

Note: About half of the waypoints are deep space waypoints only.

Date

Waypoint

System

Dist. Traveled

Duration

Status

6 NOV 3302

1: Jaques Station

Eol Prou RS-T d3-94

0

N/A

11 NOV 3302

2: Simmic Kyloaln

Kyloaln GR-W e1-5394

3300 LY

N/A

14 NOV 3302

3: Blue Lilies Nebula

Dumbaa XJ-R e4-5596

6400 LY

1 day

19 NOV 3302

4: Great Annihilator

Great Annihilator

11,000 LY

N/A

21 NOV 3302

5: Athaip Wisteria

Athaip DW-N e6-3063

12,000 LY

1 day

25 NOV 3302

6: Amethyst Cloud

Myriesly EC-B c27-381

15,000 LY

1 day

25 NOV 3302*

7: Sagittarius A*

Sagittarius A*

15,600 LY

3 days

2 DEC 3302

8: Altum Sagittarii

Nyuena JS-B d342

17,600 LY

1 day

5 DEC 3302

9: Inky Nebula

Zunuae HL-Y e6903

20,600 LY

N/A

8 DEC 3302

10: Copycat Nebula

Phroi Flyuae MN-S e4-4719

23,200 LY

N/A

12 DEC 3302

11: Aegel

Wepae XE-Q e5-236

25,700 LY

N/A

16 DEC 3302

12: La vie en Rose

Screakou EW-N e6-5997

28,300 LY

1 day

18 DEC 3302

13: Céimnithe Nebula

Kyloarph DV-Y e4134

30,100 LY

N/A

21 DEC 3302

14: Jaques Station

Eol Prou RS-T d3-94

32,900 LY

N/A

* The Galactic Nebula Expedition is scheduled to reach Sagittarius A* on 26 November. We'll aim to reach it the day before, and stay through the 30th before continuing on.

Waypoints

Waypoint 1: Departure from Jaques Station

We begin at Jaques Station, in Eol Prou RS-T d3-94. Our path is a twisted string leading into the galactic core, up to the roof of the galaxy, and back to our starting point. In a month we will cover nearly 33,000 light years, and make history both as the first major expedition that neither starts, ends, nor passes through the bubble, as well as the first to rendezvous with another expedition in deep space. Along the way we will see many stunning sights, set down on some historically significant planets, and count coup on the supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy. Fuel your ship, charge your FSD, we depart!

Star System: Eol Prou RS-T d3-94

Distance to next waypoint : 3,300 LYs

Waypoint 2: Jaques Station to the Simmic Kyloaln Nebula

Leaving Jaques Station, we head coreward to our first destination, the Simmic Kyloaln Nebula. This dramatic nebula is a supernova remnant expanding out from an embedded black hole. The view from within the nebula is stunning, with threads of glowing red gas mingling with darker areas through which the stars can be seen.

The name of this small nebula centered on a neutron star has a double meaning: it partly represents the appearance of the nebula, resembling a pair of blue lilies, and partly gives notice to two nearby Earth-like Worlds, one of which is in the closest system to this. **DUMBAA PS-R C18-2660 6** is just 1.28 LY from the nebula and has a sky with spectacular blue and green colors. **DUMBAA PS-R C18-1220 B1** is 13.5 LY away and sees the nebula as a blue flower in a sky and white with the many stars of the Galactic Core - and the B3 planet is an Ammonia World, so other forms of life can also share in the view. Within the nebula itself the sky is an eerie green color.

NEW BASE CAMP FOR THIS WAYPOINT
Because of a bug that causes commanders to occasionally crash when entering a neutron star system, and because some of those crashes result in the commander logging back into the game in the jet of the neutron star (with ship destruction the typical result), the base camp for this waypoint has been moved to a neighboring system. Frontier Developments is aware of the issue, and they are recommending that commanders avoid neutron star systems until they release an update for this.

The Great Annihilator is a system containing two black holes. Great Annihilator A compresses approximately 198 solar masses within 0.0008 solar radii and Great Annihilator B contains about 66 solar masses within 0.003 solar radii. The black holes have five stars orbiting them.

The Great Annihilator is one of the brightest gamma-ray sources found in the Milky Way Galaxy. It produces massive amounts of pairs of photons at 511 keV, which usually indicates the annihilation of an electron-positron pair (thus, the name). The Great Annihilator also has a radio source counterpart which emits jets that are about three light years long. These jets are probably synchrotron emissions from positron-electron pairs streaming out at high velocities from the source of antimatter.

One of the Distant Worlds waypoints, this blue coloured ejecta cloud nebula surrounding a black hole sits toward the southern edge of the galactic core regions. The nebula itself has no planets to land on but a visit to the system is worth it just to see the gravitational effects on the blue glowing ejecta cloud. Our base camp is in a neighboring system.

Another Distant Worlds waypoint, this is one of several close proximity stellar remnant ejecta nebula within the Myriesly Sector. The Amethyst Cloud being one of the most colorful. We're less that 600 LYs from Sagittarius A* now so our stay at this nebula will be brief as we prepare for the galactic core gathering.

Here we visit Sagittarius A* - the famous supermassive blackhole at the centre of the galaxy. The closest star systems are less than a light year away and it is at one of them where our core base camp is situated - an ideal staging post to prepare for the exploration of the Milky Way's heart. We will be making an extended stay at this Distant Worlds basecamp as we make our rendezvous with the Galactic Nebula Expedition. A trip to the roof of the galactic core awaits after this!

For our final Distant Worlds waypoint, we're heading to the roof of the galaxy, some 2,000 LYs directly above Sag-A*. From our base camp vantage point we get a spectacular view of the expansive galactic core regions below us. An awe-inspiring site that only a few have witnessed first hand. For larger FSD-ranged ships with J3 Jumponium, an optional excursion to Altum Sagittarii "Prime" is available for those who have the time. Sagittarii "Prime" is situated a further 870 LYs above our designated base camp system!

Note: While most of the route is accessible to low jump range ships, Altum Sagittarii requires at least a 33 ly jump range, or a great deal of Jumponium. Low jump range ships are encouraged to skip this optional waypoint.

Leaving the galactic center, we're now making our way back towards Jaques Station. Our first stop is the 'North' Zunuae Nebula. Nicknamed the "Inky Nebula", Zunuae is a small purple nebula situated on the near edge of the galactic bar.

This blue planetary nebula, produced by a newly formed neutron star, looks very much like its neighboring nebula. Two blue glowing orbs of dust and heavy elements engulf a nearby k-class star, and a few systems in the area.

We've left the core behind and are making our way back through the western neutron fields. Passing through the gap between the galactic bar and the near 3 kiloparsec arm, we come across Aegel. A beautiful blue planetary nebula surrounding a neutron star, commanders should exercise caution jumping into this system.

Near the root of the Norma Arm, we come across another stunning planetary nebula. La Vie en rose is a beautiful nebula, blue from the outside but shining pink inside, expanding from a central neutron star.

Our final deep space waypoint of the expedition, this planetary nebula located 2813.36 ly from Jaques on the way to the Galactic Core. Its dual blue orbs radiate out from its central Neutron star which is joined by three other stars (one A and two K class) each of the four featuring its own solar system totaling at 50 objects in the system (asteroid belts included).

The view inside the nebula is awe inspiring. Every shade of blue and purple color the entire galaxy from here, making the vacuum of space feel like the comforting waves of the ocean.

The expedition ends where it began, at Jaques Station in Eol Prou RS-T d3-94. In the month we have been out, we have seen many beautiful sights, visited some locations of historical significance, counted coup on the galactic core, and made history ourselves. Never before has a major expedition been conducted that did not start, end, or pass through the bubble. Never before has a major expedition rendezvoused with another expedition in deep space.

Star System: Eol Prou RS-T d3-94

Approx. distance traveled : 33,400 LYs

If you are in a low jump range ship, please read this!

Altum Sagittarii, the Shipslayer
(It's actually not that bad)

As the departure date for C3E draws closer, I wanted to say something about Altum Sagittarii. This is the optional waypoint 2000 light years "up" from Sagittarius A*, and the reason why I've been recommending a 34 LY ship for the trip. The roster, so far, includes a number of ships with a shorter jump range than that, including some with extremely low jump ranges. I've been recommending to everyone who's bringing a low jump range ship that they skip this waypoint, but everyone I've spoken to insists that they want to make it. I can understand that, but anyone trying to reach this waypoint in a low jump range ship needs to understand the dangers involved.

We're traveling in the core bulge, so stars are thick until we reach the end of the bulge, at which point they rapidly start thinning out, continuing to do so all the way to Altum Sagittarii. What this means is that you'll spend most of the trip traveling normally, and then your options will start to decrease until you need to start using jump boosts. Your use of jump boosts will increase as you get closer, with most of your boost usage at the very tail end of the trip. It will be very tempting to press on, hoping to replenish your jump boosts at the waypoint, but there is no guarantee you'll be able to do so. There is a "green" system, Altum Sagittarii Prime, where you can prospect for all jump boost materials, but it's 500 light years further "up", and 800 light years total away from Altum Sagittarii, making it a rough proposition to reach. This is all exacerbated by the upcoming neutron star boosts. Neutron stars are plentiful in the core, so it would be easy to use them to boost up towards Altum Sagittarii, but they are rare in the area of Altum Sagittarii itself, making it very easy to trap yourself there.

Please, if you insist on attempting to reach Altum Sagittarii in a low range ship, practice solid fuel, routing and jump boost discipline. Reserve one jump boost for every neutron star boost you use, as well as enough boosts to get back down into the core region, plus a margin of error. This is a 33 kly trip through some of the most beautiful sights the galaxy has to offer. Don't risk the trip and your ship by getting caught in an unrecoverable area. If you're short on fuel, a fuel rat might be able to save you. If you're stuck with insufficient jump boosts, you may simply be unable to continue. The route to Altum Sagittarii can be a hairy one, and you'll be tired and tempted to press on beyond your limits. Don't do this. In addition, if you're in a low range ship, don't plot a route directly back from Altum Sagittarii to the next waypoint. You'll spend too much time traveling through the upper reaches of the galaxy. Instead, head directly back down until you reenter the galactic core. If you're running EDDiscovery or some other app that keeps track of your route, use this to backtrack your route precisely. This is the only way you'll be able to know for sure that your jump boosts will last for the trip back down from Altum Sagittarii.

My apologies if this is getting tedious. It is a deceptively hairy area of the galaxy, and I really don't want to have to leave anyone behind because they've gotten themselves in an unrecoverable situation.

Registration and Roster
Registration for the C3E is now closed.

No.

Name

Ship Class

Jump Range

Ship Name

Platform

Time Zone

1

Satsuma

Asp Explorer

50 LY

Strix

PC/MAC

UTC-8

2

Jason Thorpe

Asp Explorer

30 LY

WOJ-ALICE

PC/MAC

UTC

3

Vickershaft

Anaconda

-- LY

PC/MAC

UTC

4

Erimus

Asp Explorer

44 LY

Endeavour

PC/MAC

UTC

5

Fractal Shard

Asp Explorer

52.32 LY

FGES Avalon III

PC/MAC

UTC-6

6

Tharrn

Asp Explorer

35 LY

Infinity Loop

PC/MAC

UTC+1

7

Vegassimus

Asp Explorer

45.74 LY

Deep Universe 1

PC/MAC

UTC+1

8

Zil Zalo

Asp Explorer

32 LY

Cleo

PC/MAC

9

Gazer__

Python

18 LY

Drof O'Ednom

PC/MAC

UTC

10

Karras

Anaconda

50 LY

Wanderlust

Xbox

UTC+1

11

Rudi Raumkraut

Anaconda

57 LY

Explonda

PC/MAC

UTC+1

12

Carpet Slippers

Anaconda

39 LY

Holy Trinity

Xbox

UTC+1

13

Mad-Max

Cobra Mk III

33.4 LY

Caitlyn

PC/MAC

UTC+2

14

Matthew Hansen

Asp Explorer

42.97 LY

PC/MAC

UTC+1

15

Slkj

Diamondback Explorer

34 LY

Swordfish II

Xbox

UTC-5

16

Tea_Rex

Python

38.5 LY

Rex One

PC/MAC

UTC+10

17

Draco84oz

Diamondback Explorer

31 LY

CV Linebacker

PC/MAC

UTC+12

18

Dlljs

Type-6 Transporter

24.78 LY

ES Sol Sister

PC/MAC

UTC

19

Justago

Vulture

24 LY

Iona

PC/MAC

UTC-8

20

vladde777

Asp Explorer

34.5 LY

New Moon

PC/MAC

UTC+2

21

Walter Wall

Python

20 LY

PC/MAC

UTC+1

22

Bob Dobilina

Orca

23.8 LY

H.M.S. Buffalol

PC/MAC

UTC+1

23

Wild Turkey

Asp Explorer

30 LY

The Lady Alice

PC/MAC

UTC+1

24

IAmBob224

Anaconda

44.09 LY

The Aggregate

PC/MAC

UTC-5

25

Ethan Fawkes

Asp Explorer

50 LY

Sunyata I

PC/MAC

UTC+2

26

Una Karoshi

Anaconda

43 LY

The Sister Of Mercy II

PC/MAC

UTC+1

27

Dakeyras

Asp Explorer

42 LY

Waylander

PC/MAC

UTC

28

Waylander

Anaconda

52 LY

The Nightmare

PC/MAC

UTC+2

29

27duuude

Diamondback Explorer

42 LY

The Khun Cruiser

PC/MAC

UTC-5

30

Hikowa Dean

Anaconda

35 LY

RSC Pirate Oppai

PC/MAC

UTC

31

Drazkul

Beluga

35.7 LY

PC/MAC

UTC

32

Heat Shield

Vulture

27 LY

Scavenger

PC/MAC

UTC

33

Cometborne

Imperial Cutter

36 LY

The Thrusted Whale

PC/MAC

UTC+1

34

SuperNovaGaming101

Asp Explorer

41 LY

The Aurora

PC/MAC

UTC+1

35

Valiant Crick

Diamondback Explorer

35.39 LY

Meili

PC/MAC

UTC+10

36

Virgil Steel

Asp Explorer

40.4 LY

IEV Hunny

PC/MAC

UTC+2

37

Bovine Joney

Anaconda

43 LY

CSS De Soto

PC/MAC

UTC-5

38

Giulio

Asp Explorer

33 LY

PC/MAC

UTC+1

39

Muthan

Asp Explorer

44 LY

PC/MAC

UTC+1

40

MostlyAwol

Anaconda

45 LY

Ad Explorare

PC/MAC

UTC-5

41

Cyborgcow

Asp Explorer

32 LY

Chameleon

PC/MAC

UTC-5

42

Ysenm

Anaconda

45.41 LY

Star of Arion

PC/MAC

UTC-5

43

torked

Anaconda

35 LY

Atlas

PC/MAC

UTC-4

44

Durousseau

Asp Explorer

37 LY

Legacy of Sonnerat

PC/MAC

UTC-6

45

Lopin Forsythe

Adder

22.89 LY

Contessa

PC/MAC

UTC-5

46

Styxor

Asp Explorer

35 LY

PC/MAC

UTC+2

47

Julian Winter

Asp Explorer

47 LY

Red Herring

PC/MAC

UTC

48

Agh42

Anaconda

47 LY

ShuttleTyderium

PC/MAC

UTC+1

49

Speed Racer

Viper Mk IV

34 LY

Panda Bear

PC/MAC

UTC+10

50

grnbrg

Asp Explorer

53.25 LY

Paddle to the Sea

PC/MAC

UTC-6

51

IsraelZulu

Asp Explorer

45 LY

Artemis' Hind

XBox

UTC-5

52

Solko

Eagle

28.45 LY

Bird of Stray

PC/MAC

UTC+2

53

Jack Calrissian

Imperial Courier

25.5 LY

Stargazer

PC/MAC

UTC-8

54

Tomsgalaxy

Diamondback Explorer

41.32 LY

PC/MAC

UTC

55

Acharn

Imperial Courier

32 LY

PC/MAC

UTC-8

56

Andi8P

Diamondback Explorer

45 LY

Minmir

PC/MAC

UTC-1

57

Rabbit-HH [UGC]

Asp Explorer

45 LY

Vasco da Gama

PC/MAC

UTC+1

58

Myrton Grunwald

Diamondback Explorer

46 LY

ESS Vagabond

PC/MAC

UTC+1

59

Mira Hart

Asp Explorer

47.25 LY

Pancakes

PC/MAC

UTC+2

60

Karuv

Sidewinder(!)

16.69 LY

とうか (Touka)

PC/MAC

UTC+8

61

UncappingBadger

Anaconda

38.89 LY

Badgerconda

PC/MAC

UTC-1

62

Palandrose

Asp Explorer

32 LY

Boaty McBoatface

PC/MAC

UTC-5

63

Sleeping Insects

Asp Explorer

28 LY

PC/MAC

UTC+3

64

Yujo Kameida

Anaconda

42 LY

Medea

PC/MAC

UTC

65

Kitsuniro Kuzuko

Type-6

28.87 LY

ISV Stargazer

PC/MAC

UTC-6

66

Tunotemetas

Anaconda

50.46 LY

The nightmare

PC/MAC

UTC+2

67

Ayschir Bakten

Asp Explorer

42 LY

ISEGRIMM

PC/MAC

UTC+1

68

BOSKO

Asp Explorer

29.5 LY

DSVE Honey Sweet

PC/MAC

UTC+1

69

May

Asp Explorer

46 LY

It was intentional!

PC/MAC

UTC-6

70

Gen '01' Mirai

Diamondback Explorer

35.8 LY

*Hello, Planet.

PC/MAC

UTC+10

71

Misty Genesis

Asp Explorer

28 LY

PC/MAC

72

Kit Ausland

Sidewinder (!!)

17.88 LY

Lyra

PC/MAC

UTC

73

Tom X

Anaconda

56 LY

Katie "the Crimson conda"

PC/MAC

UTC

74

Omurqi

Anaconda

55 LY

ISS Tanenbaum

PC/MAC

UTC+1

75

Aidan Abacus [UGC]

Asp Explorer

24 LY

Stargazer

PC/MAC

UTC-2

76

Ulysses Wolf

Asp Explorer

30 LY

Solar Wind

PC/MAC

UTC

77

Lapsang Twobob

Asp Explorer

36 LY

The Raul Duke

PC/MAC

UTC+1

78

BaronCrusher

Diamondback Explorer

41.4 LY

The Raul Duke

PC/MAC

UTC-8

79

AesFox

Asp Explorer

35 LY

AF Mulder

PC/MAC

UTC-4

80

Alesia

Imperial Cutter

34 (?) LY

Enterprise

PC/MAC

UTC-8

81

Vasquess

Asp Explorer

40 LY

Nugget

PC/MAC

UTC+1

82

Jand

Asp Explorer

48.72 LY

Victoria

PC/MAC

UTC+1

83

Dashy [UGC]

Asp Explorer

47.98 LY

Potasp

PC/MAC

UTC+1

84

ChemMasta

Asp Explorer

32.1 LY

Sir Francis Drake

PC/MAC

UTC-8

85

Michael Valentine

Diamondback Scout

24.75 LY

Boondock

PC/MAC

UTC-7

86

M3rlin2

Asp Explorer

41.4 LY

The Monolith of Phobos

PC/MAC

UTC

87

Alaric Damien

Anaconda

45 LY

Blackwater

PC/MAC

UTC+5

88

Yeffie

Asp Explorer

31.83 LY

PC/MAC

UTC-5

89

Conspiracy1955

Beluga

34.38 LY

Star Light

PC/MAC

UTC

90

Kel Solaar

Federal Corvette

29.18 LY

FNS Tramontana

PC/MAC

UTC-5

91

zymel

Asp Explorer

44 LY

Pulaski

PC/MAC

UTC-7

92

T.B.Rad

Asp Explorer

51.15 LY

Mayflower

PC/MAC

UTC-5

93

Rainbro

Imperial Clipper

35 LY

Long Range Basker

PC/MAC

UTC

94

Nautilus930 [UGC]

Anacodna

33.69 LY

Freedom II

PC/MAC

UTC+1

95

Freedom II

Beluga

32 LY

The Low Rider

PC/MAC

UTC-6

96

Tenkk

Asp Explorer

37.24 LY

Aspirine

PC/MAC

UTC+9

97

Augustus Faraday

Asp Explorer

42 LY

Caelum Invictus

PC/MAC

UTC-4

98

BranchesOfSins

Asp Explorer

33 LY

Wonderlust

PC/MAC

99

Ground Stop

Anaconda

36 LY

PC/MAC

Important Links and Information

The primary (and recommended) private group for this expedition is FleetComm. If you are not a member of FleetComm and would like to be, please see this information.

The Colonia Citizen's Network Discord server is the primary communications tool for this expedition. If you are not a member of this server, please see this information. We'll be using the #c3e channel, which you have to hold the Explorer role to see and post in. When you arrive on the server, use the Jeeves bot to give yourself that role: "@Jeeves join Exploration Wing Member".

Our course takes us through the core, where the route plotter has trouble. The following thread explains why, and what you can do about it: Route plotting in the core, an explanation. The discord bots DWEBot and Jaques (on both the FleetComm and CCN Discord servers) and Jeeves (on CCN) have commands which can help with this.

The expedition is primarily a core expedition, which means that jump range doesn't matter so much. The one exception is Altum Sagittarii, which requires a ship with at least a 33 ly jump range. Jumponium can be substituted, but a great deal will be required. Ships with lower jump ranges can skip this waypoint.

How fast must I travel?

The C3E is a sprint expedition, covering over 33,000 light years in under 2 months, including about a week total in basecamp layovers. While the rate of travel varies during the expedition, you should be comfortable putting in 8,000 light year weeks for this expedition.

That's too fast!

Part of the reason this pacing was chosen was because of the rapid travel CCN explorers are used to, and part of it was to provide an alternative pacing to the GNE, which is traveling about half as fast. The GNE does depart Jaques Station on 29 Oct, arriving at Sagittarius A* on 26 November. You're welcome to depart with them and follow either our route or theirs, meeting with us in the core for the trip back.

Many thanks to Erimus for permission to use Distant Worlds waypoints and screenshots, Qohen Leth for the logo, S. O'brien for scouting waypoints, the FGE, the CCN in general and the Exploration Wing for inspiration, and the exploration community as a whole for being awesome!

Flagship

You can't be a real expedition without a fleet flagship, it seems, and the C3E is no different. In light of our dual status as both one of the smallest expeditions (by roster) while also being one of the most hardcore (as evidenced by the fact that you have to travel 22,000 light years just to get to the start of the expedition), I have chosen the flagship of the Colonia Core Circuit Expedition to be:

The Lyra

Piloted by CMDR Kit Ausland, another of the Outlander Challenge pilots who flew a Sidewinder from the bubble to Jaques Station with a fresh save, the Lyra replaces CMDR Mira Hart's Nova. The Nova is currently in drydock at Jaques with a terrible case of space mange, and CMDR Hart has switched to her Asp Explorer, Pancakes.

If you see CMDR Ausland, please say hello!

Details about the GNE meetup

I am pleased to announce details of the Galactic Nebula Expedition meetup when we reach Sagittarius A*!

DATE: 26th November 3302MEETUP TIME: 1800 UTC - 0 (1800 Gametime)

We will be meeting up with the fleet of the GNE in OPEN play. This will be a fantastic opportunity to meet up with other explorers, as well as being a historic moment, as this will be the first deep space rendezvous of two fleet expeditions. Our aim is to get as many explorers into one instance as possible for a GIANT group photo. Please keep an eye on the forums for more updates as we go.

The base camps for the two expeditions are less than 3 light years apart, and we're slated to be at our basecamp for 3 days, so I'd like to encourage everyone to visit both basecamps, meet up with your fellow explorers, and have a good time in the galactic core.

Note on private groups: The recommended private group for the C3E is Fleetcomm, while the GNE is primarily using the EDEX private group. Both private groups are open to new explorers, so I would recommend that all C3E pilots apply to the EDEX private group (Private Group: atomicb0mb639) to make ad hoc meetups easier.

Note! The appearance of GNE waypoint 13 has changed since the GNE produced their landing guide. The site has been reported to be featureless pink now. If you're approaching the GNE Sagittarius A* waypoint, please ask for a wing beacon in either FleetComm (#galactic-nebula-expedition), EDEX (#galactic-nebula-expedition) or CCN (#c3e) discord servers.

I'll be probably signing up but I have yet to decide what ship I'll be taking. I'm currently test driving the AspX and I have to say while I do like the ship it has one very large drawback: the Cobra looks way cooler in screenshots in my opinion XD

So I'll probably see later this weekend (fairly close to the bubble) what jumprange I can get out of it with the application of some engineering.

I'll be probably signing up but I have yet to decide what ship I'll be taking. I'm currently test driving the AspX and I have to say while I do like the ship it has one very large drawback: the Cobra looks way cooler in screenshots in my opinion XD

So I'll probably see later this weekend (fairly close to the bubble) what jumprange I can get out of it with the application of some engineering.

You could also have a look at the Diamondback Explorer. AspX is still better but maybe you prefer the look of it - "style over substance" is something I like to go with, too

I'll be probably signing up but I have yet to decide what ship I'll be taking. I'm currently test driving the AspX and I have to say while I do like the ship it has one very large drawback: the Cobra looks way cooler in screenshots in my opinion XD

So I'll probably see later this weekend (fairly close to the bubble) what jumprange I can get out of it with the application of some engineering.

It's pretty easy to get an exploration Cobra with a 25 ly jump range, even retaining a hangar and full-sized shields, which means you should easily be able to get 37 light years or more from a high-roll grade 5 FSD. I'd say it would be trivial to get something with a range of over 33 light years, which could take you all the way to Beagle Point without any jump boosts at all.